The IRP Fellowships invites US journalists to carry out original, in-depth reporting projects overseas. Since the program was incorporated in 1998, nearly 200 U.S. journalists have been awarded IRP Fellowships and have reported from more than 100 countries around the world.
The program invites U.S. journalists to cover neglected, “under-reported” stories of global importance. The International Reporting Project (IRP) announces award around four IRP Fellowships in the fall 2012 to U.S. journalists reporting on topics of international religion, as well as reporting fellowships on other international issues. The fall 2012 program begins in early September 2012 and ends in early November 2012.
Each applicant for a fall 2012 IRP Fellowship in religion or other international topics must write an essay of up to 800 words describing his or her reporting project proposal. The fellowships are open to all US journalists with at least five years of professional experience in any medium. All stories will be billed as collaborations between IRP and the news organizations for whom the journalists work and will be featured on the IRP web site, including work that may appear elsewhere behind a pay wall.
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. journalists with at least five years’ professional experience. Freelancers and staff journalists are invited. There is no minimum or maximum age limit and veteran journalists with experience overseas are urged to apply. Journalists from all media are eligible, and multimedia projects are invited.
All Fellows must be U.S. citizens, or else work full-time in the United States for a U.S.-based news organization. All applicants must complete an online IRP application form, which includes an essay of up to 800 words describing the proposed overseas project. Work samples and one recommendation letter are also required.
The deadline for applications to the fall 2012 program is April 2, 2012.
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